Open AccessAnesthetic management of a patient with Edwards syndrome
Author(s) -
Mifsud Stephanie,
Bezzina Maureen,
Paris Simon
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.595
Subject(s) - medicine , multidisciplinary approach , intensive care medicine , airway management , airway , craniofacial , trisomy , anesthesia , general surgery , social science , psychiatry , sociology , biology , genetics
Key Clinical Message The use of suxamethonium in our case was uneventful and despite craniofacial anomalies, airway management was straightforward. This case illustrates that pediatric patients with trisomy 18, presenting with potentially acute life‐threatening conditions and requiring emergency major surgery can be managed successfully with a multidisciplinary approach.